Property Market
Act now on power of attorney contracts
Government changes coming in on Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) on 1st October 2007 mean people should act sooner rather than later in setting up a contract according to Equity Release and Wills specialists, Key Retirement Solutions.
Norwich & Peterborough’s £5,000 boost for eco-builds
In just eight years’ time all new homes will have to be “carbon neutral” – so anyone planning to build their own home should wise up to eco features now!
Three-fold rise in million pound property sales
There has been an almost three-fold increase in the number of million pound property sales in England and Wales over the past five years, according to research from Halifax Estate Agents.
Dinner’ the winner
We all do it everyday, it’s something we think about hours before we do it but forget about after we’ve done it. We do it on our laps or around the table - but what do we all call it?
Homebuyers unsatisfied with new pad
Almost a third of British homebuyers (29 per cent) are unsatisfied with their new home once they’ve moved, finding it to be more bedsit than Beckingham Palace.
New homebuyers spend £11k in first year
In the first year of owning a new home the average new UK homebuyer spends over £11,000 in “getting on the ladder”, setting up home and household running costs, according to new research by GE Money Home Lending, one of the UK’s leading specialist mortgage lenders.
Homebuyers gazumped out of over £200 million annually
English home buyers could be forking out up to £290 million annually in pointless surveys, searches and lawyers’ fees after being gazumped at the last hurdle, according to a new study from leading independent personal finance website Fool.co.uk.
Miller builds confidence in first time buyers
The recent decision to hold the base rate for the second month running has revealed a confidence in the first time buyers market, according to Spicerhaart Financial Services. House builder of the Year, Miller Homes, is keen to support this confidence with an excellent array of first time buyer offers throughout its 21 Yorkshire developments.
Housing market activity increases momentum
Activity in the housing market has begun to increase in momentum following the July slowdown, according to figures from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).
Dick scoops fifth quality award
Persimmon Homes site manager, Dick Buswell has had his diligence and hard work recognised by the NHBC after winning a Pride in the Job Quality Award for the fifth time. Dick’s team at Persimmon Homes’ Oxley Grange development in Milton Keynes downed tools for all the right reasons when they were joined by colleagues from Persimmon’s regional office to celebrate his win with an onsite presentation.
Stephen lands director role at Miller Homes
Stephen Ward has joined the board of Miller Homes East Midlands as land director. His main duties will see him identifying and acquiring residential land in line with company budgets and requirements, maintaining and expanding contacts, developing the company’s land team and purchasing sites on favourable terms.
Women in the property market mean business!
When it comes to property investments, women are master multi-taskers, as ambitious and switched on as their male counterparts, according to a new study.
Barratt Homes returns to roots in Barry
Barratt Homes is set to return to one of its most successful areas with the launch of a new development in Barry. Highfield Chase is a development of two and three bedroom homes in Pencoedtre, Barry, where the plans will be unwrapped this weekend (September 22).
Redrow employee is on target for success
Welsh target shooter Mark Symonds had all the ammunition he needed when he aimed for a prestigious award. Dedication to the job, commitment and a hard working team helped the 36-year-old pick up the impressive National House-Building Council ‘Pride in the Job’ Quality award.
The credit crunch – what this will mean property investors
The sub prime mortgage crisis in the US has pushed up the cost of money for lenders, leading them to raise the risk premium on mortgage rates. So even though the UK base rate was held last week, mortgage rates are still on the rise.